Tag: Retirement

  • How To Survive Retirement In A Pension-less Society

    Most people nearing retirement have had to adapt to a changing world along the way. At one time, retirement rested on what financial professionals like to refer to as a three-legged stool – Social Security, savings and a pension. That stool went wobbly, though, when most private-sector pensions began to disappear. “Years ago, the idea…

  • Investor Sentiment Survey Report

    Investor Sentiment Jumps Six Points in 2016’s Second Quarter, Following Three Quarterly Declines BOSTON, July 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Investor sentiment increased in the second quarter of 2016 as measured by the John Hancock Investor Sentiment Index, rising to +25 from +19 in the first quarter of this year. Sentiment had reached an all-time high of…

  • U.S. Retirement Savers, Investors and Obama

    $17 Billion a Year at Stake for U.S. Retirement Savers and Investors if House of Representatives Overrides President’s Veto Wednesday [box]Will U.S. House Do Bidding of Wall Street or Main Street Citizens? Fate of Department of Labor No-Conflict Rule Is “Front-Burner” Pocketbook Issue for Average Americans[/box] Millions of U.S. retirement savers and investors could suffer…

  • America’s Retirement Crisis

    America’s Retirement Crisis Highlights The Need For Better Financial Advice Ideally, people investing for retirement always should have been able to feel confident that their financial advisors were giving them unbiased advice and recommending what was best for them. That wasn’t necessarily the case, though, which prompted the Department of Labor to issue new fiduciary rules…

  • 3 Avoidable Errors That Could Upend Your Retirement Plans

    As older Americans approach retirement, many may be realizing their financial planning isn’t what it should have been. That could mean they need to postpone retirement – or abandon the idea altogether. “Most people don’t spend much time even thinking about retirement,” says Stephen Ng, author of “10 Financial Mistakes You Should Avoid: Strategies Designed…

  • Best Overseas Retirement Havens

    Three Most Affordable Overseas Retirement Havens in 2016 — InternationalLiving.com Cost of living can be a major concern for people on fixed pension, annuity, and other retirement income sources. In International Living’s 2016 Global Retirement Index, three countries stand out from the top 23 retirement locations in the world as having the best cost of…

  • US Government wants retirement savings in US Bonds

    Why the US Government wants retirement savings in US Bonds According to financial research firm ICI, total retirement assets in the USA now exceed $23 trillion. $7.3 trillion of that is held in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). [box type=”alert” style=”rounded”]The U.S. government just passed $19 trillion in debt[/box] Unfunded Social Security entitlements the government estimate…

  • Asset Protection for American Retirement Savers

    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RULE WOULD ADD URGENTLY NEEDED PROTECTIONS FOR AMERICAN RETIREMENT SAVERS OVERVIEW Every year, retirement savers in the IRA market alone lose at least $17 billion in savings due to conflicted investment advice. Today’s retirement market functions quite well for the broker-dealers, insurance companies, and mutual fund complexes that reap billions of…

  • Investing for Retirement

    How do you successfully invest for retirement and beyond? At Invest Offshore, our goal is simple: Help you reach your financial goals by developing a personalized strategy for your retirement investments. Along the way, we will help you understand the benefits of our retirement money management solution compared to other investment vehicles, including annuities, ETFs…